Shipping-box.



No. 161,376. y MTENTB'D MAY 3 1, 1904` v J. HARPER. SHIPPING B0X. l APPLICATION FILED DBO. 22,-1903. No MODEL. 10 y I .9

l Wwfw" y A l llave/n UNITED -*STATES Patented May 31, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.. 'Y

.ion-'N HARPER,` oE KEARNEY, NEW JERSEY.y

\ 4seiner-lNgs-Box. l

, sPEciirIcA'rIoN formingpart ef Letters patent NQ. 761,376, aerea y1li/ray 31, 1904,11

' f Application ined December 22,1903, serial No. 186,201. (No model.) y

To a/ whom t may concern.-

Be4 it known that I, J OHN HARPER, 'a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Kearney, inthe county of Hudson and Statev of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Im-` provements'in Shipping-Boxes, of which the following is a specification."v

. This invention relates to shipping-boxes.

vThe improvements'are especially adapted i for incorporation `into boxes4 of that kind known to the trade as drums.7 Therefore in the present case I will describe the body of thebox as being of cylindrical form. v- Said body, however, maybe made of equivalent shapes-for example, it maybe -elliptical or even square in cross-section-althou gh the cy-v lindrical contour is that whiclrcanl be made.

i with the best facility.

The improved shipping-box is simple in construction, light, yet thoroughly strong, and can be -inexpensively and readily made and when finished can be utilized for a variety tdfdpurposes which need not be herein speci- The box-body includes in its make-up'board, which may be either mill,strawboard,counter board, or leather-board, which are -various names for practically the same article.. The

board may be'made from other materials, as this feature is not an essential one of the invention. '1

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification I have represented f one simple embodiment of the device; but yI thereof nearly meeting.

do not limit myself to the showing thus made,

for certain variations may be adopted within the scope of my claim succeeding the following description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of a sheet orl blank from which one portion of the box is to be made. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the said sheet or blank constructed as hereinbefore set forth and with the ends Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation of a `completed box. Fig. i is a horizontal sectional elevation of the same. v

Like characters refer to like parts throughvout the several figures.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings the body tof thefboxconsistsof inner and outer sec-y tions, each made .from paper-board, the outer -section being `made from any one of the l'maf iterials hereinbefore set forth, while the inner section, as will hereinafter appear, is made of' pasteboardl .Both sections when' in finished? .form are represented as being of cylindrical isheet is cut to the proper' dimensions from suitable stock, the -dimensions varying,'of course, vwith-the size of the box to be made.-

This 'sheet 5'is to be as much longer than the ,circumference of the iinishedbox as it is delisired 'to' have reinforcing bands or hoops,`

' hereinafter described, extend beyond the buttljoint of the endsof said sheet. 'The outer jsection of the box of course is to be constructed from the :sheet 5,3and said outer section has one-or more reinforcing bands or hoops,

.r which are made in a simple way. These bands .or hoops may be-of any desired width, and

,in the rpresent case they extend along'the 'upper and lower edges of the body. After l vThe outer section ofthe box is madefrom a sheet of material, as 5, (see Fig. 1,) and this ,the sheet has beencut from suitable stock to the requisite size it is incised or scored along its upper and lowerportions, as indicated byl i6` and?, the incised` lines extending in paralllelism throughout the complete length of 'the fsheet, and the incisions extending about half# way through said sheet. After the sheet is in-l cised or scored, as indicated, one end'thereof is completely cutjout or removed, the cut-out portion being indicated, by 8 in Fig. 1 and extending inward from'what is shown as the left end of the sheetfor the desired distance and from the upper and lower scored lines 6 and 7.v rIhe sheet is then doubled or folded on itself along its upper and lower edges, the

fold portions being each denoted by 9. (The incising or scoring of the box in the manner indicated renders easy the folding ordoubling of the sheet.) The doubled portions are then pressed against what might be considered the outer face of the sheet and may or may not, as desired in particular cases, be cemented thereto. The sheet will now have reinforcingvmembers along its upper` and lower edges, and these reinforcing members when the sheet 1s roo shaped to the necessary cylindrical form present bands or hoops which completely surround the outer section of thel box and thoroughly strengthen said outer section not only as against circumferential strains, but also hold the butt-joint between the ends of the outer section or sheet against opening or bulging apart. l

After the sheet is seored,doubled upon itself, and cut out at one end, as indicated, it is connected to a bottom, as 11, which bottom can be readily made from wood, and it is represented as being of circular' form and hav'- ing in what might be considered its upper side a rabbet to receive said outer sheet or section 5. The lower end of the previously-formed reinforced sheet is introduced into the rabbet, and the lower edge thereof is caused to encircle the vertical wall of the rabbet, 4the ends of the said sheet being brought into abutment, so as to form a butt-joint.

By forming the sheet 5 inthe manner hereinbefore set forth it will be apparent that it presents along its upper and lower edges reinforcing bands or hoops 9, what are shown in Fig. 1 as the left end portions thereof being denoted by 10 and constituting tongues or tabs. When the. said ends of the sheet are brought together, these tongues or tabs extend across the butt-joint alluded to and also overlap the adjacent ends of the respective bands or hoops kand are-cemented or otherwise permanently attached thereto. In each case the bands 9 closelyhug the outer section or sheet 5 when the latter is made up into cylindrical form, whereby the box-body is reinforced along its upper and lower edges and whereby the butt-joint mentioned is prevented from being sprung open under ordinary Stresses.

When the outer section or sheet 5 is made to conform to the shape of the bottom 11, or, as it might be considered, the lower head of the box, said bottom or lower head and said outer section 5 are rigidlyisecured together by -means of nails, tacks, or other fastenings, which can be driven through the said outer section and wooden bottom or lower head, respectively, from points outside the box.

The inner section of the box is denoted by 12, and it may be conveniently made from pasteboard or cardboard, the sheet of material from which said inner section is formed being approximately the same in length as the inner circumference of the box and in width the same as the distance between the top and bottom of the box or between its two heads. The pasteboard or cardboard sheet 12 adds greater strength to the box and may be glued or otherwise fastened to the outer sheet or section 5. The inner section or sheet 12 corresponds naturally in shape to the outer section, and its ends are brought together to form a butt-joint, which, it will be seen, is

,out of line with the butt-joint upon the outer section of the box. In fact, the two buttjoints are practically diametrically opposite to each other, so as to give further strength and security. `The inner sheet also serves to prevent the escape of the contents of the box therefrom when the box is used for receiving certain kinds of articles. The lower edge of the inner section or sheet 12 rests upon the upper side of the bottom or lower head 11, while its upper edge forms a seat for receiving the upper head or top 13.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

A box-body having a cylindrical member doubled on itself. to form a reinforcing portion, the latter closely hugging the body inember, the ends of the latter abutting, and the reinforcing portion extending across the buttjoint, an inner cylindrical section, the ends of which abut, andthe two butt-joints being out of line with each other.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN HARPER.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. Rowe, ALFRED B. TRIGGE. 

